percussor — noun (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes • Syn: ↑plexor, ↑plessor • Derivationally related forms: ↑percuss • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary

Lithic reduction — The Levallois technique of flint knapping Lithic reduction involves the use of a hard hammer precursor, such as a hammerstone, a soft hammer fabricator (made of wood, bone or antler), or a wood or antler punch to detach lithic flakes from a lump… … Wikipedia

Lithic flake — Flakes may be produced by a variety of means. Force may be introduced by direct percussion (striking the core with a percussor such as a rock or antler), indirect percussion (striking the core with an object, sometimes referred to as a punch,… … Wikipedia

Clovis point — A Clovis projectile point created using bifacial percussion flaking (that is, each face is flaked on both edges alternatively with a percussor) Image courtesy of the Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources. Clovis points are the characteristically… … Wikipedia